Undoubtedly, the most recognisable Polish product is kielbasa, or sausage. Foreigners are puzzled by its variety and that you cannot just enter a shop and ask for a kilogramme of kielbasa, because the shop assistant will simply get confused. Polish kielbasa is produced not just by companies in Poland, but also by companies linked to the Polish diaspora worldwide. However, this fragmented production means that you will not find kielbasa in Poland’s exports statistics.

There is no doubt that raspberries are the top Polish export. As much as 20% of global production comes from Poland, mainly from small family-operated plantations in the Province of Lublin. In 2012, over 127 tonnes of raspberries were collected in Poland, and 5.8% less than that a year later. This makes Poland the biggest raspberry producer in the world. Poland is also one of the biggest apple exporters and the country ranks high up in blueberry and blackcurrant production.

Nobody needs convincing that Polish vodka is the best in the world. But these days, Polish beer has also made a name for itself. Recently,Tyskie, a Polish beer found its way to the list of the hundred most popular alcoholic beverages in Great Britain. Tyskie was ranked 83^rd among Britain’s 100 Biggest Booze Brands 2014, according to the Grocer, the leading British magazine devoted to grocery sales. As the authors of the report show, Tyskie sales in the UK went up by 39.9% from 2013. This was one of the biggest jumps on the British alcoholic beverage market.  What is more, the jump happened with little promotion of the beer on the British market.

As SABMiller representatives tell us, Tyskie is no longer a beer brand popular only among Poles living in Great Britain. British people are equally as inclined to reach for the beer, especially those looking for a touch of authenticity within the alcohol they drink.